Heart of a Samurai (2009)
天地人
Tenchijin is the 48th NHK Taiga drama. It airs on NHK from January 4, 2009 every Sunday from 20:00 to 20:44 JST to November 22, 2009 spanning 47 episodes. The story centers on the life of the 16th century samurai Naoe Kanetsugu. Production began on April 27, 2007. The story is based on the novel Tenchijin by Masashi Hisaka and was adapted for screen by scriptwriter Eriko Komatsu. The series' music composer was Michiru Oshima. The protagonist of the drama, Naoe Kanetsugu, was taught by Uesugi Kenshin in his youth that to conquer the world is a trifling matter, but what matters is to live one's life with righteousness. After Uesugi's death, Naoe supports Uesugi Kagekatsu, who holds the destiny of Echigo province.
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Seasons
Season 1
Episodes season 1
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1x1
A five-year-old vassal
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1x2
Crybaby, yoroku
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1x3
The lord's first love
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1x4
Older woman (person)
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1x5
Is nobunaga a demon?
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1x6
Now, the first campaign
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1x7
Mother's wish
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1x8
A vicious circle
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1x9
Kenshin dies
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1x10
Two adopted children
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1x11
Otate no ran
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1x12
Desperate messenger
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1x13
Infiltration! takeda's camp
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1x14
Golden pledge
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1x15
The fall of the castle
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1x16
Shingen's daughter
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1x17
The birth of naoe kanetsugu
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1x18
Soldiers of honor
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1x19
The strangeness of honno-ji
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1x20
Hideyoshi's trap
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1x21
Mitsunari's tears
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1x22
Sanada yukimura's visit
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1x23
The kabuto of love
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1x24
Disoriented to kyoto
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1x25
A ruler's temptation
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1x26
The imperial regent is remonstrated
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1x27
Yoroku and yoshichi
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1x28
The one-eyed dragon of the north
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1x29
Unifying the country
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1x30
The women pay homage to kyoto
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1x31
The war of love
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1x32
The destiny of an heir
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1x33
Five kanetsugu
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1x34
Farewell to echigo
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1x35
Ieyasus conspiracy
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1x36
The greatest secret pact
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1x37
A challenge to ieyasu
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1x38
The two sekigahara
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1x39
Episode 39
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1x40
The fall of the uesugi
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1x41
The uesugi's path to survival
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1x42
The birth of the shogun
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1x43
Saneyori's banishment
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1x44
A sad bride
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1x45
To the siege of osaka
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1x46
Osaka castle in flames
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1x47
Displaying love
